Final Recommendation

In June 1991, the Administrative Conference issued Recommendation 91-1, “Federal Agency Cooperation with Foreign Government Regulators,” finding that “[i]f American administrative agencies could ever afford to engage in regulatory activities without regard to the policies and practices of administrative agencies abroad, the character and pace of world developments suggest that that era has come to a close,” and recommending...

Implementation

At its Plenary Session on December 8-9, 2011, the Administrative Conference of the United States adopted Recommendation 2011-6, regarding regulatory cooperation amongst United States agencies and foreign authorities. The recommendation addresses the promotion of U.S. regulatory principles to foreign counterparts; review of legal authority for international cooperation; mutual reliance between U.S. agencies and foreign regulators, as appropriate, to reduce costs and duplication while still achieving U.S. regulatory goals; exchanges of information, training, and employees between U.S. and foreign regulators; transparency and public input in U.S. engagements with foreign regulators; and coordination and leadership on international cooperation within the U.S. government.